Where does “wyrd” come from?

wyrd (Old English) comes from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wyrd (Old English): fate, destiny; the Fates; event, occurrence

Definitions

  1. fate, destiny; the Fates; event, occurrence

Ancestry of “wyrd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persianwurdiflower
2Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wyrd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →